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Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Stephen Slavin

Edition 11ISBN: 978-0077641559
book Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Stephen Slavin cover

Macroeconomics 11th Edition by Stephen Slavin

Edition 11ISBN: 978-0077641559
Exercise 9
Use the exchange rates listed in Figure 6 of the chapter to find how much it would cost in U.S. dollars and cents to make the purchases listed in problems 1 through 4.
F igure 6
Exchange Rates: Foreign Currency per American Dollar, January 12, 2013
How many Mexican pesos would you get for a dollar? You would get 12.2 pesos. Can you figure out how many dollars (actually how many cents) you would get for a peso? You would get 8.2 cents. Exchange rates fluctuate from minute to minute, and they are usually calibrated to hundredths, or even thousandths of a cent.
Source: The Federal Reserve, www.federalreserve.gov.
Use the exchange rates listed in Figure 6 of the chapter to find how much it would cost in U.S. dollars and cents to make the purchases listed in problems 1 through 4. F igure 6  Exchange Rates: Foreign Currency per American Dollar, January 12, 2013 How many Mexican pesos would you get for a dollar? You would get 12.2 pesos. Can you figure out how many dollars (actually how many cents) you would get for a peso? You would get 8.2 cents. Exchange rates fluctuate from minute to minute, and they are usually calibrated to hundredths, or even thousandths of a cent. Source: The Federal Reserve, www.federalreserve.gov.     A British book priced at 12 pounds.
A British book priced at 12 pounds.
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